Business Development Manager - PepsiCo
Join the Powerforce PepsiCo Partnership!
Full time, PermanentSalary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum + up to 15% bonus opportunity + Company CarWorking: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Territory: Sutton, Crawly, Horsham and surrounding areas
Powerforce is hiring a Business Development Manager to lead at the coalface for PepsiCo, growing their 'Away From Home' channel - covering Contract Catering, Leisure, Sport, and Multi-Site customers. Representing globally recognised brands, you’ll play a key role in helping PepsiCo create 'more smiles with every bite’ through the Snacks and Grains portfolio - building strong customer partnerships and unlocking new growth opportunities.
This is a role for someone who enjoys healthy challenges, spots opportunities others miss, and brings energy and determination to every conversation. At PepsiCo, progress, innovation, and collaboration fuel success - and people with drive, agility, and a passion for results are encouraged to make things happen.
The Role: What You’ll Be DoingBuild Relationships - Foster strong partnerships across the Away From Home channel to drive sales through increased visibility and distribution.
Unlock Growth - Identify and secure new business while growing existing partnerships through insightful, needs-based questioning.
Execute Strategy - Deliver commercially focused recommendations and activate promotional activities and new product launches.
Influence with Data - Use data and insights to influence customer decision-making and support overall category growth.
Manage Your Territory - Balance prospecting with accurate reporting and digital record-keeping to ensure effective territory coverage.
Commercial Curiosity - A motivated mindset with a proactive approach to solving problems and making a tangible impact.
Resilience & Confidence - The ability to build trust quickly and adapt to fast-moving priorities in a dynamic environment.
Relevant Experience - A background in business development, field sales, or account management (Foodservice or FMCG is ideal).
Competitive Drive - Strong organisational skills to manage your territory and a naturally competitive spirit to win.
Strategic Thinking - The ability to provide recommendations that consistently drive sales growth and exceed targets.
Essential Requirements - A full UK driving licence held for a minimum of 12 months.
Why Powerforce And What We Offer
We reward performance and invest in our people. As part of the wider Smollan business, the career opportunities here are vast.
Full training and ongoing support to enable you to fulfil your role to the best of your potential
Various career progression opportunities throughout Powerforce and the wider Advantage Smollan business
A fun working environment where performance and success are really rewarded
21 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
Other benefits include: Medicash level 2, Enhanced maternity leave, Enhanced paternity leave & Adoption leave, Enhanced pension, Life insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Referral programme, and more through Perkbox & Taste Card!
Help us shape the future of our landmark PepsiCo partnership. Apply today!
Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date.
More about us...
Join the Award-Winning Team at Powerforce! At Powerforce, our people and customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a fantastic culture and an environment where talented, ambitious individuals can thrive. Our success is driven by the outstanding results we achieve and the enduring relationships we build with our customers. Why Join Us? - A Great Place to Work: We have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work" for eight consecutive years, recently ranking 9th in the UK for Large Organisations.- Award-Winning Excellence: As a top agency in our industry, we have secured multiple FMBE awards (The Oscars of Field Marketing), including Agency of the Year and Team of the Year in two of the last three years.- Values-Driven Culture: We live by our guiding principles: Make it yours, Build relationships that last, and Strive for growth.- Inclusion & Belonging: We commit to creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be themselves. Start Your Journey Today. If you are looking for a company where individuality is celebrated and your contributions make a real difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where you can truly belong and succeed.
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Skills Required
- Experience in business development, field sales, or account management; foodservice or FMCG experience is ideal.
- Full UK driving licence held for a minimum of 12 months.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage a territory.
- Ability to provide recommendations that drive sales growth and exceed targets.
- Proactive, resilient, confident, adaptable, and commercially focused approach.
What We Do
Powerforce is an innovative and award-winning Field Marketing and Sales Solutions agency specialising in Strategic and On Demand Brand Activation campaigns. Our tailor made solutions for leading brand names are delivered across diverse business sectors including food, retail and health. - Merchandising & Audits - Mystery Shopping - Check & Fix - Sales – Van, Car, D2D, Venue - Consumer Sampling & Demonstrations Our success is driven by working collaboratively with our clients and sharing our innovative approach to support the visibility, availability and distribution of brands and services across all channels. Field Marketing remains one of the most powerful channels in the marketing mix. Brands gain ground with direct customer contact through sampling, merchandising, selling and face to face contact. So if you want to get your brand into the hands of more customers, or immerse them in a series of experiences that are related to your brand, Powerforce can help you. We are owned by Advantage Smollan delivering a unified service agency solution throughout Europe and providing manufacturers with the best retail merchandising, technology, and reporting solutions on an international scale. We’d love to hear from you so drop us a line [email protected] or give us a call 0118 9271090
